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Five Nights at Freddy’s tops the box office weekend with a global total of $130 million USD.Earning $78 million USD domestically and $52 million USD in other territories, the title is 2023's biggest horror debut so far, overtaking the likes of Scream VI and The Nun II. Five Nights at Freddy's also logs the second-biggest opening weekend for a video game adaptation just behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is the biggest horror global opening of the year and has the second-biggest opening weekend for a day-and-date streaming release as it simultaneously premiered on NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service.“The IP is ridiculously popular, and Blumhouse and our director Emma Tammi did an amazing job of translating that to the big screen,” said Universal’s president of domestic distribution Ji...

Disney has officially unveiled the first still for its live-action remake of Snow White, revealing a glimpse at Rachel Zegler as Snow White, alongside her trusty, CGI seven dwarves.This is the first time the live-action dwarves have surfaced in their entirety, fully created from CGI effects. The photo sees Zegler, of West Side Story, Shazam: Fury of the Gods and most recently, The Hungers Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, seated in a cozy cottage, accompanied by Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy. View the image in full in the gallery above.Gal Gadot plays The Evil Queen, with Ansu Kabia co-starring as the Huntsman. Andrew Burnap will introduce a new character to the story named Jonathan. Per Variety, the live-action take on the film is slated to focus less on ...

According to reports, 54-year-old Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead at his Los Angeles home Saturday. The reports note that law enforcement responded to a call to the actor's home around 4 p.m. local time where they found Perry unresponsive in his hot tub.The investigation into the death of Matthew Perry is still ongoing but sources are noting the actor drowned, no drugs were found and no foul play is suspected. An official ruling for the cause of death is set to be announced by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office following the investigation."We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry," shared Warner Bros. Television Group in a statement. "Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family. The impact ...

Following the premiere of Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 back in January 2022, fans have been patiently waiting for the finale of the series. Ahead of the arrival of Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 next month, studio Pony Canyon has now released a new trailer for the ending of the anime.The anime will be premiering November 4, 12 a.m. JST on NHK General and will be 85 minutes long.Lemino, d Anime Store, Netflix, TELASA, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime, DMM TV, and ABEMA will also be streaming Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 1 and Attack on Titan: The Final Chapters Part 2 as Episodes 88-94 of Attack on Titan The Final Season with their own opening and ending theme sequences. Linked Horizon performs the opening theme song "Saigo no Kyojin" "(The Last Titan)" and Ai Higuchi...

The NBA has tapped legends across basketball and hip-hop to reflect on the relationship between the two cultures in a mini documentary entitled There Is No NBA Without Hip Hop, debuting just after the start of the 2023/24 season.At just under seven minutes, the doc kicks off with an appearance from Kurtis Blow discussing the impact of his 1984 hit single “Basketball.”“I remember that song being the foundation of hip-hop,” Carmelo Anthony says.The rest of the doc features appearances from icons such as Lil Wayne and LeBron James, who all speak on their mutual love for both the sport and musical genre. The doc particularly centers on how hip-hop found its way in the NBA beginning in the 1990s.Additional appearances in the video come from Steph Curry and Shaquille O’Neal, as well as LL COOL J...

Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of Akira, is working on a new manga. The artist took to X to share a photo of his whiteboard full of doodles.Among them was a drawing of the character Kiyoko, one of the three Elders, a group of prophetic children who possess psychic powers. "I had a dream Otomo-sensei drew a new manga,” is written in Japanese alongside the drawing.Otomo also captioned his post, "Kiyoko's prophetic dream will become reality."キヨコの予知夢は現実になります。 pic.twitter.com/O3eT1jO0J4— 大友全集 (@otomo_zenshu) October 25, 2023The original Akira manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1982 and 1990 and in the time since, Otomo has become a frequent collaborator of other creators.In the past five years or so, Otomo has teased in interviews that he’s working on his latest manga but has yet ...

Apple TV+ announced its second price increase in the span of one year.The streaming service is now priced at $9.99 USD per month and $99 USD per year, rising from $6.99 USD and $69 USD, respectively. This increase follows October 2022's price hike from $4.99 USD, the original price point at launch, to $6.99 USD. “Since launching four years ago, Apple TV+ has made history for streaming services by crossing major milestones in a short span of time, thanks to its extensive selection of award-winning and broadly acclaimed series, feature films, documentaries, and kids and family entertainment,” a rep said in a statement via Variety.On top of increasing the prices of Apple TV+, the tech giant also confirmed a price hike for Apple Arcade to $6.99 USD a month and Apple News+ to $12.99 USD. The Ap...

Netflix unveiled its slate of new programming for the month of November 2023.Next month's list is led by the premiere of The Crown's final season, which will be separated into two parts. There's also the debut of Sylvester Stallone's documentary Sly, the live event The Netflix Cup: Swing to Survive, the comedy special Matt Rife: Natural Selection, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and Squid Game: The Challenge to name a few. November will also be the final month for subscribers to catch the likes of Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, the first two season of Laguna Beach and more.Coming To NetflixComing SoonElena Knows (AR) -- NETFLIX FILMAs her Parkinson’s disease progresses, a woman leads a relentless investigation into finding those responsible for the sudden death of her daughter.The Railway Men (IN) -- N...

Netflix has released the official trailer for its upcoming biopic Maestro, directed, co-written and starring Bradley Cooper. The film follows the life and work of Leonard Bernstein, the first American conductor who received international acclaim. Cooper, who plays Bernstein, stars alongside Carey Mulligan who portrays his wife Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. In the trailer, Felicia can be heard saying to his wife, "One can be as free as one likes without guilt or confession. Please, I know exactly who you are." The biopic is a love letter to the life and art of the composer. Maestro also stars Maya Hawke, Matt Bomer, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton and Miriam Shor. Cooper co-wrote the film with Josh Slinger while the film is produced alongside Spielb...

It seems that A24's portfolio is never-ending with high-caliber movies consistently hitting the silver screen. Now the independent entertainment company has revealed the trailer for its upcoming film, Occupied City.Directed and produced by Steve McQueen, the movie is inspired by Bianca Stigter's book, Atlas of an Occupied City. The film details the role of the German occupation of Amsterdam in the 1940s. Specifically, it discusses the inhumane acts committed against the local Jewish community – including exclusion from public life, deportation and more. In illustrating this history, the movie moves throughout present-day Amsterdam."The past collides with our precarious present in Steve McQueen’s bravura documentary Occupied City. McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a door-to-door e...